essay
Ifaluk Atoll: an ethnographic account
HRAF • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2005 • Pages:
By: Sosis, Richard.
Abstract
This article provides a picture of life on Ifaluk in the 1990s. The focus is on male labor and subsistence patterns as reflected in house building, fishing and inter-household cooperation. It argues life on this attol remains very traditional, despite long years of administration under Yapese, Spanish, German, Japanese and American control.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Micronesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi A. Adem ; 2005
- Field Date
- 1994,1995,1997
- Coverage Date
- 1907-1997
- Coverage Place
- Ifaluk, Woleai Region, Federated States of Micronesia
- Notes
- Richard Sosis
- This essay was commissioned by HRAF.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSH
- Ifaluk Atoll (Micronesia)